Japanese flowering cherry trees (Prunus serrulata spp.) are eye-catching ornamental trees known for their stunning pinkish-red spring blossoms. These trees grow quickly, at 1 to 2 feet per year, but ...

Many small ornamental trees brighten the Chicago region with their spring blooms: redbuds, crabapples, serviceberries, magnolias, wild plums and many more. Cherries, not so much. The Japanese cherry ...